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Garibaldi Provincial Park Mountaineering
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Postcards

Postcards donated by Vicki Lawson, including a postcard depicting a mountaineering party gazing upon Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park, [possibly in the 1920s] taken by Philip Timms.

Vicki Lawson

  • WA_2019_039
  • Fonds
  • 1920s

Postcards donated by Vicki Lawson, including a postcard depicting a mountaineering party gazing upon Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park, [possibly in the 1920s] taken by Philip Timms.

The Black Tusk - Garibaldi Park, B. C. Postcard

Postcard depicting a mountaineering party gazing upon Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park, [possibly in the 1920s]. In red lettering at the top, "The Black Tusk" and "Garibaldi Park B. C." are written. Verso also shows red lettering reading "Garibaldi National Park Series - Timms. Vancouver Canada". In pencil, ""The Grousers" c/o 1223 Fifth Ave, New Westminster, BC" is written, as well as "Sat[urday] me thinks" and "Dear fellas:". The postcard has no stamp. The photograph was taken by Philip Timms, of Vancouver.

Brooks fonds

  • WA_2013_026
  • Fonds
  • 1922-2003

Photographs of Vancouver to Calgary by rail, ski mountaineering with Mt. Norquay Ski Camp, Camp Garibaldi (at Garibaldi Lake), Alpine Club of Canada camp, camping, female mountaineers, hiking, mountaineering, summit cairn of Castle Towers, Black Tusk, Emmie Brooks, Eric Brooks, snowshoeing, the Rocky Mountains, Selkirks, a glacier, Garibaldi Park, Guard Mountain, The Table, Peru, California, and Yellowstone Park.

Photo albums

Photographs of Vancouver to Calgary by rail, ski mountaineering with Mt. Norquay Ski Camp, Camp Garibaldi (at Garibaldi Lake), Alpine Club of Canada camp, Tent camping, female mountaineers, hiking, mountaineering, summit cairn of Castle Towers, Black Tusk, Emmie Brooks, Eric Brooks, snowshoeing, Rocky Mountains, Selkirks glacier, Garibaldi Park, Guard Mountain, The Table, Peru, California, and Yellowstone Park.

Photographs

Photographs of Neal Carter and Charles Townsend's mountaineering trip into Garibaldi Provincial Park and the Spearhead Range in September, 1923, including ascents of Wedge Mountain, Whistler Mountain, Overlord Mountain, Fissile Peak, Diavolo Peak, and Mt James Turner.

The Garibaldi Region looking across Cheakamus Lake Valley from Whistler M[oun]t[ain] - Sept. 17, 1923

  • WMA_P88-01-019
  • File
  • September 17, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Charles Townsend pointing across the Cheakamus Lake valley from Whistler Mountain on September 17, 1923.

Caption: "The Garibaldi Region. Looking across Cheakamus Lake Valley from Whistler M[oun]t[ain] - Sept. 17, 1923."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with a labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read Mt. Isosceles 8000 ft, Castle Towers 8300 ft, and Mt. Garibaldi 8750 ft."

The Black Tusk, Mt. Castle Towers, head of Singing Pass

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Black Tusk, Castle Towers, and Singing Creek, likely in September, 1923.

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read The Black Tusk, Mt. Castle Towers, and Head of Singing Creek.]

Glacier Meadows - Source of Wedgemount Cr[eek]

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of mountains in Garibaldi Provincial Park and Wedge Creek, likely taken in September, 1923.

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read Red M[oun]t[ain] [Now known as Fissile Peak], North Peak of Castle Towers, Garibaldi, Castle Towers, and The Table, Glacier Meadows, and Wedgemount Cr[eek].]

Un-named and unclimbed peaks from top of Mt. Overlord looking N[orth]-E[ast] - Sept. 16, 1923

  • WMA_P88-01-033
  • File
  • September 16, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of mountain peaks in Garibaldi Provincial Park as seen from the summit of Overlord Mountain looking Northeast on September 16, 1923.

Caption: "Un-named and unclimbed peaks from top of Mt. Overlord looking N[orth]-E[ast]. - Sept. 16, 1923."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of a mountain in view on the back of the photograph with a label written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the label appears superimposed on the image. The label reads Second highest peak of Wedge M[oun]t[ain].

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